The Meeker herald., 1887-10-08
Tia. Ni,i,.ry .. ,. Paid.

The military - be Paid.
The following 10 the opinion Of At
torney- General Marsh regarding the
pay yment OF the claim Of the militia for
services In Garfield county during the
late Ute "unpleasantness" which was
rendered last Saturday afternoon:
ATTORNEY -GgNERAL's OFFICE,
DENVER, Sept. 80, 1887.
Hon. ID. y. Kingsley. Auditor Of stnte'
In reply to u request Of your deputy,
George n. Huskinn. esq. for = written
opinion ~ to your right or power TO
draw warrant upon the military fund
for the payment Of voucher No. 3O5.
would nay that this voucher was issued
to pay certain companies In the State
militia called into service by the Gov
ernor to aid the civil authorities Of Gar
Geld county In the execution Of process
from the District Court Of said county.
armed resistance having been made
against the enforcement Of said process
of such u character and likely to prO-
duos such results ~ u wasyAst. In tAs
opinion Of the Executive. the issuance
Of his call for military aid. There can
In no question. in my judgment. that
under These circumstances the men who
served the State under this call have u
just and legal claim against the Stat.
for their pay durias their term Of ser
vice.
The military fund which WAS created
and kept up by MI annual capitation or
ppll.tax hus been set apart FOR the pur.
pose of carrying into effect the military
laws Of the state. II has been placed
exclusively under the control Of the
Military Board. 10 bc paid out only
upon the order of the Adjutant. General
when approved by the Governor. after
the claims aud accounts for which the
orders are drawn have been audited by
the board.
II is intended to cover all liabilities
and expenses that may be incurred In
carrying out the provisions of the mill.
tarv act, under which the call WAS Is
sued. and when II Is insufficient IN meet
the demands which may b- made upon
II. as In the case of the late trouble In
GARFIELD county. and tic fund becomes
exhausted. vouchers can issue. which
must lc paid out Of the funds subse.
qucntly nccruing under the poll TAX
levy. or they may perhaps be certified
To as legal claims and demands against
the Stale. to br paid out Of any appro.
a..s.
pose by thc General Assembly.
nm of the opinion. therefore, that
the claims designated In voucher No.
5n5 are legal claims against the State
that they arc y yabls out Of the Military
fund. and thai II there In In that fund y
SUFFICIENT amount to pay the saine-and
I unsiersiand there In. sn'i $500 or
ea.OU0 morc-you have tise ,.uwer. ~ Il
N yosss right. IN dsa~ .ssss ~sssess ss'~
the paynsen, q. :i,c ssuse.
Respectfully yours.
ALVIN MARSH.
Following In the itrmix-d bill which
was vouci,et for ny the AdIuiant Cen
-ral and Governor:
state .s Colorado debtor IN 0eoSvv West. A..
jutani. .j-n-rpi-
To pay of truoI.- engaged In the Tito
expedition. a. follows. to~ii;
4 Tr.r. First Cavalry. q. n. o.. Ten.
liss-si n,~nl ssssss.....ss.s...s..ssst ~ =
u Tru-p. First Cavalry. &. y. q. len.
i,.,-.s mem. i.........'..................i. LIS =:
c Tr-or. rir., Cavalry. G. n. a.. ,~n.
ii.i~'i n-ui. ....,................... t.xH M
u Company. s~sood Infantry trnlisic.i
nrni ...s.s......s.s... .......s.s.s.ss. L'ss-sI
Y Company. First Infantry i~rii.'c'i
n-ui. Ast-n. .s......s..s.....s......s' i% ~
Horky Mountain Hin~s leniisss-i m~ni. IT., q.
A.p-a Volunteers trniistr-i tn~n,...... :1 70
D-ody's Volunteers ,rniis,-d nsen,,
Acckcr r................s......s. " 20
e;.sss -
This amount was paid Monday. aud
II leaves In the Military Poll fund n
balance Of about Si.iOO. A rough IS.
innate of the outside claims against tho
State is $500.